A line wrapped around Keystone Meats Wednesday evening as people waited to walk through the doors into the annual Carcass Show.
Cattle, hogs, and chicken - these are just some of the 50 carcasses that were the top 15 of the animals shown at the Allen County Fair last week. Each carcass was looked at by a team of judges from the Ohio State University. The winners were chosen based off of cutability, quality, and visual appearance. Two-time dairy steer winner, Gillian Goecke, believes she knows the secret to winning. She says there are several things you have to do.
“Proportionally feeding them, getting them out to exercise every day and just taking good care of them,” said Goecke.
After everything is said and done, Goecke says she feels a void.
“It’s a little weird because a week ago they were all fuzzy, like your pet and it’s weird just walking in and seeing them there,” she said.
One of the judges says it's great seeing participants learn what they love.
“It’s really nice to see a group of young kids get excited about agriculture and what they can do to promote food safety and food quality,” said Jake Parkinson, an OSU judge.
